[GuyOnTilt]

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I still don't understand why this is better than rasing the turn. Everyone is saying "standard" and "nice play" but I don't think this is how most people play it.

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Hey Evan,

You are right of course that the standard play here is to 3bet the flop. Like you, I doubt that many people wait till the river here.

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Why not raise the turn? I do not think he is folding an ace and that is basically all we care about, right? I mean, we're not counting on him putting in all these bets with less than an ace I would think.

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There haven't been that many bets put in so far. The guy defended his blind versus a Button isoraise and check-raised the flop. He doesn't need to have an Ace here, though he probably will most of the time he has a pair. The reason not to raise the turn here is because we cannot fold to a 3bet. It is not super unlikely he has us beat. The two-pair hands out there are ones that will def be in his range here, and getting 3bet sucks here given the size of the pot and the fact that I cannot fold the turn. At the same time it's not highly unlikely I could be beat here, it's also not highly likely I am, and I would like to extract value somewhere if it's possible to at some point. That point is the river, where I can fold to a 3bet very easily and clearly. Aces are still calling here, as my hand up to this point looks nothing like a strong Ace, and I would not be surprised at all if he couldn't fold a T which he decided to bet for value on the river.

GoT